Karen Santilli
As a longtime marketing specialist, Karen Santilli understands the value of a good message.
Add tenacity, compassion and a get-things-done attitude, and you have a...
Rhode Island can keep getting better
(Editor’s note: This essay is part of PBN’s 35th anniversary publication, which can be viewed here.)
Rhode Island has come a long way in the...
Lessons in changing leadership
EDUCATION
The education sector across Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts has transformed in numerous ways in recent years, ranging from new leadership taking over at...
State is banking on power boost
ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT
Change usually happens slowly, especially when government gets involved.
But in the last five years, the nascent renewable energy sector has exploded in the United...
Mobile banking making leaps ahead
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Perhaps nothing has transformed banking more than technology.
Online and mobile banking are certainly not new. Websites, for example, first came on the scene...
Faces change, differences remain
GOVERNMENT
Talk about a sudden turn.
For six years, the General Assembly – or at least one chamber of it – was controlled by House Speaker...
A time of upheaval and recovery
HEALTH CARE
The health care system in Rhode Island, transformed by expanded health care insurance access, is preparing for further change as 2021 draws to...
Neil D. Steinberg
Name a growing or intractable community problem or threat to public wellness in Rhode Island: You’ll find Neil D. Steinberg and the Rhode Island...
Making the sector more resilient
MANUFACTURING
The trends in manufacturing over the past decade, including lean processes and increased efficiency, took a back seat in the last two years. Innovation...
J.L. “Lynn” Singleton
J.L. “Lynn” Singleton, president of the Providence Performing Arts Center, must be doing something right.
The 3,100-seat theater remained empty for more than a year...
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